“When Robbie Everett founded LENS in 1993, we didn’t know what a significant contribution this would be to the intellectual life and reputation of this Law School,” Bartlett said,
praising the foresight shown by Everett, a former Chief Judge of the Court of Military Appeals, and his mother, the late Kathrine Everett, in choosing to support research and programming in
national security issues long before 9-11 brought them into mainstream focus.

Both Bartlett and Everett praised the expertise that Professor Scott Silliman, LENS’ executive director, has brought to the stewardship of the center and to his
active involvement in informing the public debate regarding national security issues through teaching, commentary, and conferences.